Alexander Skarsgård and Kate Bosworth Skip the Southern Charm in Straw Dogs Trailer

Check out the newest trailer for this tense, bone-chilling thriller starring the True Blood star and his real-life GF

By Gregory Imler May 17, 2011 10:30 PMTags

Remember how Alexander Skarsgård and Kate Bosworth first got together while working on the thriller Straw Dogs down in Louisiana? Of course you do. Well now the first trailer for that flick is here, and...Are you ready for it?

"Tense" is only one word that could describe what goes down. Kate and her husband, James Marsden, relocate from sunny California to her hometown deep in the South. Their presence sets something off in the locals, namely in one construction worker, played by a sweaty and shirtless Skars. The friction between his group of laborers and the new arrivals builds and builds—until finally, things boil over and people are fighting for their lives.

But despite the suspense, it's hard to take your eyes off Bosworth and Skarsgård. They sell the tension and definitely make it difficult to turn away. And why would you want to? Straw Dogs hits theaters Sept. 16.